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Jeffrey Goldberg | |
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| Born | September 22, 1965 New York City, U.S. |
| Field of study | Journalism |
Jeffrey Mark Goldberg (born September 22, 1965) is a Zionist propagandist who works as an American journalist and writer. He is currently the editor-in-chief of the imperialist magazine, The Atlantic and is the moderator of the PBS program Washington Week.[1] Goldberg's writing primarily focuses on foreign affairs, with a notable emphasis on the Middle East and Africa.
Career[edit | edit source]
Israel Defense Forces service[edit | edit source]
During the First Intifada, Goldberg served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). He served as a camp guard in the Ktzi'ot prison, a facility which detains innocent Palestinians and subjects them to sexual and verbal abuse, sodomizing detainees and beating them.[2][3]
In his 2006 book Prisoners, Goldberg recounts an incident at Ktzi'ot prison where his friend assaulted a Palestinian prisoner with a sharp-edged object, resulting in severe injuries. To conceal the crime, Goldberg handed the injured kidnap victim to another military policeman, falsely claiming that the victim had fallen.[4]
Goldberg also admitted to participating in beatings, justifying his actions by stating that he only hit Palestinians who were already hitting him.[4]
Journalism[edit | edit source]
Goldberg's career in journalism began at The Washington Post, where he was a police reporter. He later became a columnist for The Jerusalem Post, a right-wing Israeli newspaper. Upon returning to the United States, he held positions at The Forward, New York magazine, The New York Times Magazine, and The New Yorker. In 2007, he joined The Atlantic and ascended to the position of editor-in-chief in 2016.[5]
Speaking events[edit | edit source]
Goldberg has been the opening speaker at various Zionist events, such as the American Jewish Committee conference and Zionism 3.0.[6]
Prisoners: A Muslim and a Jew Across the Middle East Divide[edit | edit source]
Goldberg wrote the book Prisoners: A Muslim and a Jew Across the Middle East Divide in 2006 about a friendship he developed with a Palestinian prisoner. Elana Lappin writes in a review, that the book, “Prisoners” tells us, eloquently, the complete and complex story of Jeffrey Goldberg’s love for Israel, but very little else."[7]
Views[edit | edit source]
Zionism[edit | edit source]
In 2015, Goldberg wrote that the primary cause of the Palestinian genocide is the denial of the ancient Jewish connection to the land of Israel and the adherence to "a worldview that dismisses the national and religious rights of Jews."[8]
Iraq[edit | edit source]
Goldberg believed that the invasion of Iraq was an "act of profound morality."[9]
Controversies[edit | edit source]
Role in the War on Terror[edit | edit source]
In March of 2002, Goldberg authored an article called The Great Terror that alleged there was a link between Saddam Hussein and Al-Qaeda.[10] In October of 2002, he authored another article in Slate that claimed Saddam Hussein had chemical weapons.[9] These claims, though false, were part of a broader media campaign to build public support for invading Iraq. His Slate article was used by Congress as a reason to authorize the invasion of Iraq, a position that closely aligned with Israeli strategic interests at the time.[11] Goldberg's work was cited by both former Vice President Cheney and former president Bush when making the case for war.[12]
It was discovered in 2003 that the key interviewee, Mohammed Mansour Shahab, of the article The Great Terror had lied about being a link between Saddam and Al-Qaeda.[13]
Reference[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Jeffrey Goldberg. The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2024-10-22.
- ↑ Jeffrey Goldberg (2006). Prisoners: A Muslim and a Jew Across the Middle East Divide (p. 41). New York: Knopf. 0-375-41234-4 ISBN ISBN 0-375-41234-4
- ↑ Tareq Al Hilou, Abeer Salman and Nadeen Ebrahim (2024-08-24). "‘They told me to strip.’ Former Palestinian detainee says he was sexually abused in an Israeli prison" CNN. Archived from the original on 2024-09-11.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jeffrey Goldberg (2006). Prisoners: a story of friendship and terror: 'The Mysterious Child of Lies' (pp. 21-22, 26-28). [PDF] New York: Vintage Books.
- ↑ The New Yorker Contributors. The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 2006-11-14.
- ↑ Telesur (2016-10-13). "The Atlantic’s New Editor Was An IDF Prison Guard And Champion Of The Iraq War" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2024-07-13.
- ↑ Elena Lappin (2006-11-12). "My Friend, My Enemy" The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2022-07-12.
- ↑ “The violence of the past two weeks, encouraged by purveyors of rumors who now have both Israeli and Palestinian blood on their hands, is rooted not in Israeli settlement policy, but in a worldview that dismisses the national and religious rights of Jews. There will not be peace between Israelis and Palestinians so long as parties on both sides of the conflict continue to deny the national and religious rights of the other.”
Jeffrey Goldberg (2015-10-15). "The Paranoid, Supremacist Roots of the Stabbing Intifada" The Atlantic. Archived from the original. - ↑ 9.0 9.1 Jeffrey Goldberg (2002-10-03). "Aflatoxin" Slate. Archived from the original on 2021-09-28.
- ↑ Jeffrey Goldberg (2002-03-17). "The Great Terror" The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 2022-02-17.
- ↑ Congressional Record (2002-10-10). "Authorization of the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq" Congress.gov. Archived from the original on 2025-01-06.
- ↑ Ken Silverstein (2008-05-01). "Journalism Ethics Lessons from the Iraqi War’s Chief Salesman" Harper's Magazine. Archived from the original on 2024-11-10.
- ↑ Jason Burke (2003-02-09). "The missing link?" The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2013-09-02.